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To: a.hindborg@kernel.org, leitao@debian.org,
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Subject: [syzbot] [fs?] possible deadlock in __configfs_open_file (2)
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2026 18:47:26 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <6a6aad2e.57649fcc.360844.000d.GAE@google.com> (raw)
Hello,
syzbot found the following issue on:
HEAD commit: 3dab139d4795 Merge tag 'rust-fixes-7.2-2' of git://git.ker..
git tree: upstream
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=108ca499580000
kernel config: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=145fa60d73086782
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=c87014f645f2fd24312e
compiler: gcc (Debian 14.2.0-19) 14.2.0, GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Debian) 2.44
Unfortunately, I don't have any reproducer for this issue yet.
Downloadable assets:
disk image (non-bootable): https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/d900f083ada3/non_bootable_disk-3dab139d.raw.xz
vmlinux: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/2b5a401a9dc7/vmlinux-3dab139d.xz
kernel image: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/7ed2d255bd44/bzImage-3dab139d.xz
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Reported-by: syzbot+c87014f645f2fd24312e@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
======================================================
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Tainted: G L
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syz.0.1655/12104 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff88802a295570 (&p->frag_sem){++++}-{4:4}, at: __configfs_open_file+0xe8/0x9c0 fs/configfs/file.c:304
but task is already holding lock:
ffff88803cc7bc38 (&ima_iint_mutex_key[depth]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: process_measurement+0x5ab/0x2350 security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c:319
which lock already depends on the new lock.
the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
-> #5 (&ima_iint_mutex_key[depth]){+.+.}-{4:4}:
lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 [inline]
lock_acquire+0x1b9/0x370 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5825
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x1a4/0x1bd0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
process_measurement+0x5ab/0x2350 security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c:319
ima_file_check+0xc3/0x110 security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c:685
security_file_post_open+0xc4/0x210 security/security.c:2755
do_open fs/namei.c:4702 [inline]
path_openat+0x985/0x4280 fs/namei.c:4863
do_file_open_root+0x2f6/0x5a0 fs/namei.c:4916
file_open_root+0x1c6/0x3f0 fs/open.c:1355
kernel_read_file_from_path_initns+0x189/0x260 fs/kernel_read_file.c:163
fw_get_filesystem_firmware drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c:549 [inline]
_request_firmware+0x733/0x13c0 drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c:873
request_firmware+0x35/0x50 drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c:948
reg_reload_regdb+0x85/0x460 net/wireless/reg.c:1067
genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0x214/0x300 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1114
genl_family_rcv_msg net/netlink/genetlink.c:1194 [inline]
genl_rcv_msg+0x560/0x800 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1209
netlink_rcv_skb+0x159/0x420 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2556
genl_rcv+0x28/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1218
netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1319 [inline]
netlink_unicast+0x585/0x850 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1345
netlink_sendmsg+0x8b0/0xda0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1900
sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:775 [inline]
__sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:790 [inline]
____sys_sendmsg+0xa4d/0xbe0 net/socket.c:2684
___sys_sendmsg+0x190/0x1e0 net/socket.c:2738
__sys_sendmsg+0x160/0x210 net/socket.c:2770
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x115/0x870 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
-> #4 (cb_lock){++++}-{4:4}:
lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 [inline]
lock_acquire+0x1b9/0x370 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5825
down_read+0x99/0x4c0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1574
genl_rcv+0x19/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1217
netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1319 [inline]
netlink_unicast+0x585/0x850 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1345
netlink_sendmsg+0x8b0/0xda0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1900
sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:775 [inline]
__sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:790 [inline]
sock_sendmsg+0x394/0x410 net/socket.c:813
splice_to_socket+0xb3c/0x11a0 fs/splice.c:884
do_splice_from fs/splice.c:936 [inline]
do_splice+0x109c/0x1f90 fs/splice.c:1349
__do_splice+0x33b/0x370 fs/splice.c:1431
__do_sys_splice fs/splice.c:1634 [inline]
__se_sys_splice fs/splice.c:1616 [inline]
__x64_sys_splice+0x187/0x250 fs/splice.c:1616
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x115/0x870 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
-> #3 (&pipe->mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}:
lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 [inline]
lock_acquire+0x1b9/0x370 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5825
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x1a4/0x1bd0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
pipe_lock fs/pipe.c:91 [inline]
pipe_lock+0x69/0x80 fs/pipe.c:88
iter_file_splice_write+0x1fd/0x10b0 fs/splice.c:682
do_splice_from fs/splice.c:936 [inline]
do_splice+0x109c/0x1f90 fs/splice.c:1349
__do_splice+0x33b/0x370 fs/splice.c:1431
__do_sys_splice fs/splice.c:1634 [inline]
__se_sys_splice fs/splice.c:1616 [inline]
__x64_sys_splice+0x187/0x250 fs/splice.c:1616
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x115/0x870 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
-> #2 (sb_writers#6){.+.+}-{0:0}:
lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 [inline]
lock_acquire+0x1b9/0x370 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5825
percpu_down_read_internal include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:53 [inline]
percpu_down_read_freezable include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:83 [inline]
__sb_start_write include/linux/fs/super.h:19 [inline]
sb_start_write include/linux/fs/super.h:125 [inline]
mnt_want_write+0x6f/0x410 fs/namespace.c:494
open_last_lookups fs/namei.c:4597 [inline]
path_openat+0xad9/0x4280 fs/namei.c:4860
do_file_open+0x20e/0x430 fs/namei.c:4892
file_open_name+0x1c3/0x3e0 fs/open.c:1326
filp_open+0x2e/0x50 fs/open.c:1343
fsg_lun_open+0x6b/0x7b0 drivers/usb/gadget/function/storage_common.c:194
fsg_store_file+0x1e7/0x450 drivers/usb/gadget/function/storage_common.c:455
flush_write_buffer fs/configfs/file.c:207 [inline]
configfs_write_iter+0x302/0x4e0 fs/configfs/file.c:229
new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:595 [inline]
vfs_write+0x6ac/0x1050 fs/read_write.c:687
ksys_write+0x12a/0x250 fs/read_write.c:739
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x115/0x870 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
-> #1 (&common->filesem){+.+.}-{4:4}:
lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 [inline]
lock_acquire+0x1b9/0x370 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5825
down_write+0x8b/0x1f0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1631
fsg_store_file+0x193/0x450 drivers/usb/gadget/function/storage_common.c:452
flush_write_buffer fs/configfs/file.c:207 [inline]
configfs_write_iter+0x302/0x4e0 fs/configfs/file.c:229
new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:595 [inline]
vfs_write+0x6ac/0x1050 fs/read_write.c:687
ksys_write+0x12a/0x250 fs/read_write.c:739
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x115/0x870 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
-> #0 (&p->frag_sem){++++}-{4:4}:
check_prev_add+0xeb/0xe60 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3165
check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3284 [inline]
validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908 [inline]
__lock_acquire+0x136c/0x1a40 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 [inline]
lock_acquire+0x1b9/0x370 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5825
down_read+0x99/0x4c0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1574
__configfs_open_file+0xe8/0x9c0 fs/configfs/file.c:304
do_dentry_open+0x6ab/0x14d0 fs/open.c:947
vfs_open+0x82/0x3f0 fs/open.c:1052
dentry_open+0x71/0xd0 fs/open.c:1075
ima_calc_file_hash+0xe1/0x380 security/integrity/ima/ima_crypto.c:269
ima_collect_measurement+0x94f/0xb30 security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c:300
process_measurement+0xdfe/0x2350 security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c:425
ima_file_mmap+0x1bb/0x1e0 security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c:523
security_mmap_file+0x278/0x9b0 security/security.c:2581
vm_mmap_pgoff+0xec/0x470 mm/util.c:575
ksys_mmap_pgoff+0x3cb/0x610 mm/mmap.c:606
__do_sys_mmap arch/x86/kernel/sys_x86_64.c:89 [inline]
__se_sys_mmap arch/x86/kernel/sys_x86_64.c:82 [inline]
__x64_sys_mmap+0x125/0x190 arch/x86/kernel/sys_x86_64.c:82
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x115/0x870 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
other info that might help us debug this:
Chain exists of:
&p->frag_sem --> cb_lock --> &ima_iint_mutex_key[depth]
Possible unsafe locking scenario:
CPU0 CPU1
---- ----
lock(&ima_iint_mutex_key[depth]);
lock(cb_lock);
lock(&ima_iint_mutex_key[depth]);
rlock(&p->frag_sem);
*** DEADLOCK ***
1 lock held by syz.0.1655/12104:
#0: ffff88803cc7bc38 (&ima_iint_mutex_key[depth]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: process_measurement+0x5ab/0x2350 security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c:319
stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 12104 Comm: syz.0.1655 Tainted: G L syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full)
Tainted: [L]=SOFTLOCKUP
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014
Call Trace:
<TASK>
__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline]
dump_stack_lvl+0x100/0x190 lib/dump_stack.c:120
print_circular_bug.cold+0x178/0x1c7 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2043
check_noncircular+0x146/0x160 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2175
check_prev_add+0xeb/0xe60 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3165
check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3284 [inline]
validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908 [inline]
__lock_acquire+0x136c/0x1a40 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 [inline]
lock_acquire+0x1b9/0x370 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5825
down_read+0x99/0x4c0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1574
__configfs_open_file+0xe8/0x9c0 fs/configfs/file.c:304
do_dentry_open+0x6ab/0x14d0 fs/open.c:947
vfs_open+0x82/0x3f0 fs/open.c:1052
dentry_open+0x71/0xd0 fs/open.c:1075
ima_calc_file_hash+0xe1/0x380 security/integrity/ima/ima_crypto.c:269
ima_collect_measurement+0x94f/0xb30 security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c:300
process_measurement+0xdfe/0x2350 security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c:425
ima_file_mmap+0x1bb/0x1e0 security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c:523
security_mmap_file+0x278/0x9b0 security/security.c:2581
vm_mmap_pgoff+0xec/0x470 mm/util.c:575
ksys_mmap_pgoff+0x3cb/0x610 mm/mmap.c:606
__do_sys_mmap arch/x86/kernel/sys_x86_64.c:89 [inline]
__se_sys_mmap arch/x86/kernel/sys_x86_64.c:82 [inline]
__x64_sys_mmap+0x125/0x190 arch/x86/kernel/sys_x86_64.c:82
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x115/0x870 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7f06a959de99
Code: ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 e8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48
RSP: 002b:00007f06aa49a028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000009
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f06a9826180 RCX: 00007f06a959de99
RDX: 000000000100000d RSI: 0000000000002000 RDI: 0000200000000000
RBP: 00007f06a9633eaf R08: 0000000000000006 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000010 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007f06a9826218 R14: 00007f06a9826180 R15: 00007fffeb1fe648
</TASK>
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